Originally Posted by
sannmann
I know that NWA will be moving into Terminal B with Delta at DCA as part of this merger thing. A few weeks ago, a link posted to my NWA.com itinerary said that the move would take place by the end of August. A couple weeks ago, the itinerary said the move would be completed at the end of September. Today, my itinerary says it will be complete by October 20.
I'm curious about this move and its feasibility. Terminal B at DCA is not really that big, especially given that Air Canada and Continental also operate out of it. Does anyone know any more about NWA's move into Terminal B at DCA? Might Air Canada or Continental be moving into Terminal A?
It's most likely that they're trying to figure out the logistics of it. As I mentioned in the DCA thread from last week, there are some times where the Terminal B Concourse where DL is (not where CO is) will be very tight in the mornings, lunchtime and in the evening - even if Air Canada moves out. There will be 83 flights/day between the two carriers at DCA, 60+ on E-Jets/mainline (which need jetways) - to maintain everything as-is right now would mean each gate (assuming they can talk AC into moving to another place, likely in A) would mean over 10 departures/day out of each gate.
I tend to doubt CO would move (they have a nice PC, and a great location - Terminal A is not the most enviable place due to it being away from the garage/Metro), and they need 4 gates for their operation (22 flights/day, plus 3 AS flights that they handle).